California’s Strongest Man will be held in Huntington Beach, CA on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 10:00 am PST. The contest will be held in the parking lot on Huntington Street off of Pacific Coast Highway right next to the beach across the street from the Huntington Beach Hilton. This is a very special show as it was exactly 10 years ago that the 1st ever California’s Strongest Man was held at March Air Field Museum in 2003. This show was facilitated by the Freak Factory and promoted by Ron Sterk and it kick-started the sport of strongman on the West Coast. There are also some very special details being worked out for this show to appear on national TV to commemorate the special event. Details to follow.

If you want to be a part of strongman history and compete against the best of the best amateurs in the country, this is a great opportunity for you. This will be a Platinum show, so 3 people will qualify from the following divisions - 200 and under, 201-231, 232-265 and 266+.

This is arguably the best venue in the entire country as it is the site for popular events like the X-Games, Surf Contests, Volleyball Championships, Paintball Championships and the location for the Finals in World's Strongest Man 2007. If you are looking for a little vacation from the cold, this is a great opportunity.

Since we are concerned with the pace of the show and keeping the show exciting for the fans, we are once again limiting the entries to the first 40 applicants. The contest application has been submitted and should be available on http://www.nastrongman.com
There will be a huge St. Patty’s Day after-party on Main St. and excellent hotel accommodations are being worked out again.

1) Max Log Press - the athlete will have 3 attempts, 30 secs to complete each lift, Wessels rule in effect. The logs will ascend in the following manner: 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 310, 320... We will use smaller increments for the 200 lb class.

2) Keg toss over bar - 6 kegs. 4 will be half kegs and 2 will be full kegs (same in the videos). Standards are about 15.5 ft high. 60 sec time limit.

3) Keg over bar (48 inches) / Tire Flip Medley - LWs will use a 250 lb keg/650 lb tire. HWs will use a 300 lb keg/850 lb tire. Athlete will put a keg over bar, then flip the tire 3 times, keg over bar, flip the tire 3 more times and keg over bar. 90 sec time limit.